This reminds me of the PG essay "Stuff": http://www.paulgraham.com/stuff.html http://www.paulgraham.com/stuff.html That essay changed the way I think about "th

This reminds me of the PG essay "Stuff": http://www.paulgraham.com/stuff.html http://www.paulgraham.com/stuff.html That essay changed the way I think about "things", and since reading it a few years ago I've sold, donated, or thrown away a lot of things that were simply taking up shelf space. It really does help free your mind from the clutter.